Omagh
Ulster American Folk Park · Photo: Liam Hughes from Milwaukee, WI, USA
Follow Ulster emigrants from thatched cottages onto a life-size sailing ship and into the American backwoods at the Ulster American Folk Park, then head into the Sperrins for a guided tour of the OM Dark Sky observatory.
Museum · 10:00–13:30 (3h30m)
Allow plenty of time for the ship and the American street; lunch in the café.
An indoor and outdoor museum in Omagh, aimed at ages 4 and up.
Photo: Liam Hughes from Milwaukee, WI, USA
Science · 14:30–16:00 (1h30m)
Book a guided exhibition tour; in darker months stay on for the outdoor film.
A council-run observatory and exhibition in Davagh Forest in the Sperrins, one of the darkest skies in Northern Ireland. Guided tours explain the night sky and the nearby Beaghmore stone circles, and an outdoor film experience runs in the darker months.
Photo: omdarksky.com
Northern IrelandArmagh
Armagh packs a lot into a small city: a planetarium show and the Astropark, a picnic and play in the free Palace Demesne, then the ancient royal site of Navan Fort with its Iron Age characters.
Armagh Planetarium → Palace Stables Heritage Centre → Navan Centre and Fort
Northern IrelandBushmills
The classic north coast day out: clamber over the Causeway's basalt columns, lunch at the old schoolhouse by the entrance, explore the clifftop ruins of Dunluce, then finish with a run on Portrush's long beach.
Giants Causeway and Visitors Centre → The Nook at the Giant's Causeway → Dunluce Castle → East Strand Portrush
Northern IrelandBelfast
Spend a rainy day under cover in Belfast's shipbuilding quarter. Start with the story of Titanic, grab lunch from the food stalls at a Victorian market hall, then climb aboard a real First World War warship.
Titanic Belfast and SS Nomadic → St George's Market → HMS Caroline
